I want to learn the violin and I’ve very little money I am trying to find a cheap one. It can be very tatty, I don’t mind! Can anyone help? (UK)
To Lacking,
I would email you but it appears you don’t accept emails or IMs. You can email me though if u click my name.

Yeah, whos asking? Email me, good luck xxx

She doesn’t really play alot. She had one before but when she left my step-dad, or he kicked us out, he sold it in a yard sale. So, I’d really like to get her another one if I could for Mother’s Day. Just wondering what would be the best brand to get. I’m not quite sure how much she practiced with that one as it was a while ago, but I know she did occasionally. Anyway, just wondering what would be a good starter Violin, but still be of nice quality. Not something cheap, something nice…but still affordable for someone starting college this fall. Preferably something around $300 or lower, although I wouldn’t want to pay that much for something that’s not of good quality…so if there’s nothing that fits that price range I wouldn’t be against going up to $500-$600.

Thanks for the help!

wow that’s really sweet. your question caught my eye because i used to play the violin and would absolutely love it if someone gave me a violin as a present.

i’m sorry i’m not all that knowledgeable about the quality and pricing of different violins. all i can remember is my parents paid around $600-700 for my violin about 15 years ago and i sold it once i was out of high school at a big loss.

i would recommend going to a local music/violin shop to speak with someone with some knowledge. i did find this one link as well:

http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/how-to-choose-a-violin

i can pretty much guarantee though that your mom is going to love it no matter how much you spend.

I’m hoping perhaps you can assist me with a recent find. It is a Bardstown Distillery bottle, brown in color, in the shape of a violin. It is 11 inches tall and it has a cork stopper with Bardstown printed on top. It also has the back label listing the bottle info and history (the label is there and complete although it has a few damaged areas). However, the bottle doesn’t have the front label. In addition the bottle has part of the top seal on each side. It lists Patent # 107353 and has a couple of other number D202 and 65-41 on the bottle of the bottle. I only paid a dollar for it at a rummage sale, so I figured it was worth at least that much. Plus with it being Kentucky Derby Day and the mention of “My Old Kentucky” home on the back label it almost seemed like it was meant for me.

It’s actually a fairly rare bottle of bourbon. I’d explain it to you, but this website does a very good job. It might be worthwhile to track down a dealer in antique bottles or liquors to see how much value it may have.

I love to compose music, and recently have composed one with only first and second violin parts, the program I have wont let me compose viola, cello, or a base part(it is a demo). I want to buy a program that is easy to use. But the problem is that I need to find one that’s on sale, one that is at the very most 65$. It’s a tight budget, but if you could reccomend a program please tell me of it, thank you.

I use finale notepad. The most basic version is free, but they have upgrades for pretty good prices.

http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/

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In Salt Lake County, Utah, it’s illegal to walk down the street carrying a violin in a paper bag.

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In Oklahoma, you can be arrested for making ugly faces at a dog.

In California it is illegal for a vehicle without a driver to exceed 60 miles per hour.

In Florida men seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown can be fined.

In South Carolina it is legal to beat your wife on the courthouse steps on Sundays.

In New York, the penalty for jumping off a building is: Death. ( Go figure…)

In Danville, Pennsylvania, all fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires.

In Pennsylvania, it’s against the law to tie a dollar bill on a string on the ground and pull it away when someone tries to pick it up.

In New York City, it’s illegal for a restaurant to call a sandwich a "corned beef sandwich" if it’s made with white bread and mayonnaise.

In California it is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.

In France, it is against the law to sell an "E.T" doll. They have a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces.

In Athens, Greece, a driver’s license can be taken away if the driver is thought to be either "poorly dressed" or "un-bathed"

In Wilbur, Washington, it is illegal to ride an ugly horse.

In Louisiana, biting someone with your natural teeth is considered "simple assault," but biting someone with your dentures is "aggravated assault."

In the state of Washington, it is illegal to have sex with a virgin under any circumstances. (Including the wedding night.)

In Switzerland, it is illegal for a man to relieve himself while standing up after 10pm

In Florida, it is illegal to fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.

In Massachusetts, it is illegal to go to bed without first having a bath. (However, another law prohibits bathing on Sunday)

In Samoa, it’s a crime to forget your own wife’s birthday…

Does anyone know anymore?

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Hi!

A while ago there was a ad with a painted girl in the woods like a pixie or fairy with avant-garde music something like violin and drum and bass but no bass but maybe cello it was part of a series of ads for a clothing store, in one the girl was dressed up like a bunny. it was to advertise a sale. my question is what is the song and who wrote it? also who the hang was the clothing store? i wasn’t bothered about that until i couldn’t remember for my search lol.

thanx

Dava

Omg i have looked everywhere for you and it’s impossible!!
If you could get me a link the advert i could have another go but im stumped lol.
XXxxx
Blwyddyn newydd dda !! /
Happy new year !!

I’ve answered a lot of these questions for a lot of people, so I’m curious to see what people would have to say about me. I’ve been out of college for 2.5 years now. I double-majored in Marketing Management and English.

My work experience includes the following:
Advertising & Promotions
Copyediting
Aquarium/wildlife conservation
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Some graphic design skills
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Animals
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Writing
Children
Teaching
Psychology
Traveling (I’ve been to 25 countries)
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I speak 3 languages
Been studying belly dancing for 7 years
Been playing the violin for 15 years

I’m a very compassionate person so I feel trapped and stagnant at my current job.

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Best wishes

I’m thinking of buying a violin next week after our garage sale, I can’t afford the Brand new ones from The Music stores,

So were going to the pawn shop to buy one for 60-70$
i know its the pawn shop but its the only affordable place i can go to…besides its been my dream instrument forever.

My question is, If you know anything about violins please tell me *cause i don’t want to get cheated into buying some cheap Broken instrument that looks OKAY*

the strings, the body, the wand…thing? i dunno anything will help

Here are some sites that I have found helpful. Be careful in buying a pawn shop instrument. I haven’t seen a lot of nice instruments come from there; not saying it’s impossible, but you just need to proceed with caution. Another possibility would be to search your local paper for a used student instrument. It would be optimal to have a teacher or at least a violinist come with you to look at instruments.

I bought a Jamaican Instrument at a yard sale.
I don’t know how to play it, and i can’t find it online ANYWHERE!!!
It is long…and made of bamboo. it has three string type things, and it says Jamaican violin on it. I also came with two sticks that might serve as violin bows. I really appreciate the help, i will post a picture of it in a little bit.

LOL ! Thats a "tourist" violin….not really a legit instrument per se.

The two sticks fit under the strings at the front & back to give it tension, then a third stick ( made of the same bamboo ) is wetted slightly and ran across the strings to make sounds…you can adjust the tension sticks to get different sounds. Not easy to play with any consistency, so good luck !

it is in rough shape. asking out of curiousity not expecting a windfall. Really just want to know if we should slap a sticker on it and put it in a garage sale or do some work to find out if it is worth enough take to a dealer etc

How does it sound? If its really old and you’ve had it for ‘decades’, it probably is in rough shape. But the best thing to do is to take to your local violin shop. A trip to the store could tell you a lot – and if by chance, its worth a couple thousand, that would be much better than selling it for a couple bucks at a garage sale…and also, a violin shouldn’t be sitting outside in the garage anyway, the varnish could melt and cause horrible damage…So, just bring it to the store and have them check it out. It’s better to be safe than sorry!

Good Luck